EP 0797319 B1 20040908 - Communications satellite router-formatter
Title (en)
Communications satellite router-formatter
Title (de)
Wegleiter und Formierer für Kommunikationssatellit
Title (fr)
Routeur-formateur pour satellite de communication
Publication
Application
Priority
US 62006896 A 19960321
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0797319A2] A local telecommunications network is provided for satellite based telecommunications. The network 10 includes multiple handsets 18-22, 50 and 54 which communicate directly with ground stations 14 and 16. The ground stations communicate with an overhead satellite 12 through a satellite telecommunications uplink. The ground stations include a router for determining whether outgoing calls are directed to a destination handset located within or outside a predefined local geographic cell 30 and 32 for the corresponding ground station 14 and 16. If the destination handset is located outside the local cell of the originating handset, the ground station passes the call to the overhead satellite 12 to establish a satellite telecommunications link. However, if the destination handset 50 is located within the same local cell 32 as the originating handset 22, then the router 16 establishes a direct link between the handsets 22 and 50 without establishing a satellite telecommunications link 26.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
H04B 7/185 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
H04B 7/1856 (2013.01 - EP US); H04B 7/18563 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB IT
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0797319 A2 19970924; EP 0797319 A3 20020227; EP 0797319 B1 20040908; DE 69730548 D1 20041014; DE 69730548 T2 20050818; US 5930708 A 19990727
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 97102890 A 19970221; DE 69730548 T 19970221; US 62006896 A 19960321